Cost of living comparison

Kiev, Ukraine

compared to

Yerevan, Armenia

Yerevan vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 56.4% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 54.4% more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 29.0% more in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 9.0% more in Yerevan
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 11.4% more in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 55.6% more in Yerevan

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and childcare in Yerevan are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, entertainment and sports and housing are significantly more expensive in Yerevan.

Yerevan vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yerevan instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 54.4% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.22 UAH299.30	$11.57 AMD4,514.82	+60.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH249.42	$9.00 AMD3,511.53	+49.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 UAH25.70	$0.99 AMD387.38	+60.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 UAH16.73	$0.60 AMD232.89	+47.9%
Average			+54.4%

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pay 29.0% more for groceries

	Kiev	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 UAH31.37	$0.86 AMD336.82	+14.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 UAH179.78	$4.04 AMD1,574.00	-7.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 UAH166.82	$6.24 AMD2,434.03	+55.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UAH64.99	$2.46 AMD960.54	+57.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 UAH79.69	$3.37 AMD1,316.34	+75.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.34 UAH13.97	$0.56 AMD217.78	+65.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 UAH29.10	$0.83 AMD321.84	+17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH29.64	$0.79 AMD308.30	+10.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 UAH37.52	$1.01 AMD393.42	+11.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH11.96	$0.34 AMD130.92	+16.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 UAH12.81	$0.32 AMD125.29	+3.9%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 9.0% more for transportation

	Kiev	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 UAH213.15	$5.29 AMD2,064.00	+2.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.39 UAH389.09	$12.86 AMD5,016.47	+36.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,545.46 UAH1,265,538.01	$30,864.95 AMD12,039,529.79	+1.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 UAH185.57	$4.27 AMD1,665.47	-4.7%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Kiev	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 UAH238.53	$22.21 AMD8,665.05	+285.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.58 UAH24,136.94	$931.30 AMD363,272.82	+59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$351.09 UAH14,545.94	$625.77 AMD244,093.86	+78.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.50 UAH3,086.50	$98.60 AMD38,461.79	+32.4%
Average			+114.1%

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pay 11.4% more for childcare

	Kiev	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.81 UAH15,487.56	$374.24 AMD145,979.30	+0.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,372.61 UAH305,456.68	$9,037.50 AMD3,525,270.30	+22.6%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 UAH49.88	$2.06 AMD802.64	+70.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 UAH60.22	$3.76 AMD1,467.55	+158.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 UAH98.77	$2.57 AMD1,003.29	+7.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 UAH1,075.68	$106.02 AMD41,353.58	+308.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.82 UAH199.53	$7.72 AMD3,009.88	+60.2%
Average			+121.2%

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pay 55.6% more for clothing

	Kiev	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.82 UAH2,768.34	$111.12 AMD43,343.75	+66.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.62 UAH1,558.81	$63.96 AMD24,947.27	+70.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.04 UAH3,771.94	$139.93 AMD54,581.10	+53.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.26 UAH3,739.52	$119.43 AMD46,587.75	+32.3%
Average			+55.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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